Computer Knowledge MCQ Test 1

1. A computer consists of two or

more computers and other devices
that are connected for the purpose of
sharing data and programs.
(A) network
(B) system
(C) workstation
(D) device
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
2. The taskbar is located
(A) on the Start menu
(B) at the bottom of the screen
(C) on the Quick Launch toolbar
(D) at the top of the screen
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
3. Once information is input into a
computer, it becomes
(A) objects
(B) data
(C) ideas
(D) facts
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
4. Generally, you access the Recycle
Bin through an icon located
(A) on the desktop
(B) on the hard drive
(C) on the shortcut menu
(D) in the Properties dialog box
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
5. Computer programs are written in a
high-level programming language;
however, the humanreadable version
of a program is called
(A) cache
(B) instruction set
(C) source code
(D) word size
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
6. The Recycle Bin stores discarded
items until
(A) another user logs on
(B) the computer is shut down
(C) the end of the day
(D) you empty it
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
7. A is a collection of information
saved as a unit.
(A) folder
(B) file
(C) path
(D) file extension
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
8. Input, output, and processing
devices grouped together represent
a(n)
(A) mobile device
(B) information processing cycle
(C) circuit board
(D) computer system
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
9. One thousand bytes is a
(A) kilobyte
(B) megabyte
(C) gigabyte
(D) terabyte
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
10. What part of the computer provides
only temporary storage of files ?
(A) ROM memory
(B) RAM memory
(C) Hard drive
(D) Mother board
(E) Processor
Ans : (B)
1. Punched cards were first introduced
by
A. Powers B.
Pascal
C. Jacquard D.
Herman Hollerith
Answer: D
2. Word length of a Personal Computer
is ___
A. 4 bits B. 8 bits
C. 16 bits D. 64
bits
Answer: B
3. Cursor is a ____
A. Pixel B. Thin
blinking line
C. Pointing device D.
None of these
Answer: B
4. Operating system, editors,
and debuggers comes under?
A. System
Software B. Application
Software
C. Utilities D. None
of the above
Answer: A
5. Which device is required for the
Internet connection?
A. Joystick B.
Modem
C. CD Drive D. NIC
Card
Answer: B
6. What does DMA stand for?
A. Distinct Memory Access B.
Direct Memory Access
C. Direct Module Access D.
Direct Memory Allocation
Answer: B
7. When did John Napier develop
logarithm?
A. 1416 B. 1614
C. 1641 D. 1804
Answer: B
8. A normal CD-ROM usually can store
up to __________data?
A. 680 KB B. 680
Bytes
C. 680 MB D. 680
GB
Answer: C
9. ATM stands for?
A. Automatic Talking Machine
B. Automatic Teller Machine
C. Analog Teller Machine
D. Automatic Ticketing Machine
Answer: C
10. The Second Generation Computer
was based on .
A. Vacuum Tube B.
Silicon Chips
C. Transistor D. Bio
Chips
Answer: C
11. The Third Generation Computer was
made with .
A. Vacuum Tube B.
Discrete Components
C. IC D. Bio
Chips
Answer: C
12. he BIOS is the abbreviation of
.
A. Basic Input Output System B. Best
Input Output System
C. Basic Input Output Symbol D.
Base Input Output System
Answer: A
13. What do you call a single point on a
computer screen
A. Cell B.
Element
C. Pixel D. Bit
Answer: C
14. How was the generation of
computer classified?
A. by the device used in memory &
processor
B. by the speed of computer
C. by the model of the computer
D. by the accuracy of computer
Answer: A
15. Through which device the main
components of the computer
communicate with each other?
A. Keyboard B.
System Bus
C. Monitor D.
Memory
Answer: B
16. Which is a valid program to access
the Internet?
A. Access B. Front
Page
C. Windows Explorer D.
Netscape
Answer: D
17. Which one is the Low
Level Language?
A. Assembly B. Visual
Basic
C. Java D. C++
Answer: A
18. Which is a volatile memory?
A. ROM B. BIOS
C. PROM D. RAM
Answer: D
19. The digital signals can be
represented by
A. Binary Codes B. 0
and 1
C. High and Low D. all of
the above
Answer: D
20. Which program can be used for
email?
A. Internet Explorer B.
Outlook Express
C. NetMeeting D.
FrontPage
Answer: B
21. Modulator-demodulator is a device
that converts:
A. Digital signal into analog signal
B. Analog signal into digital signal
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer: C
22. _______ is used for scanning the
pictures and putting them in digitized
form in the computer.
A. CD-ROM B. Plotter
C. Bar-coder D.
Scanner
Answer: D
23. Animator, 3D Studio, Corel Draw
and Flash are.
A. Word processors B.
Spreadsheet packages
C. Multimedia S/W D.
None of the above
Answer: C
24. Which statement is valid?
A. 1 KB = 8 bytes B. 1 MB
= 8 KB
C. 1 KB = 1024 bytes D. 1 MB
= 1024 bytes
Answer: C
25. Which device is used to process
data?
A. CPU B. RAM
C. DCU D. VDU
Answer: A
26. Who is known as the father of
Computer Science?
A. Charles Babbage B.
Howard Aiken
C. Dr. Herman Hollerith D.
Blaise Pascal
Answer: A
27. What is the capacity of a 3.5
Floppy Disk?
A. 360KB B. 720KB
C. 1.2MB D.
1.44MB
Answer: D
28. A Personal Computer (PC) is a
.. Computer.
A. Super B. Main
Frame
C. Mini D. Micro
Answer: D
29. What type of printers are Dot Matrix
Printers?
A. Laser B. Inkjet
C. Impact D.
Drum
Answer: C
30. What is the full form of RAM?
A. Read Access Memory B.
Random Access Memory
C. Rapid access Memory D.
none
Answer: B
Basic Computer MCQs-5
1. Technology no longer protected by
copyright, available to everyone, is
considered to be
(A) Proprietary.
(B) Open
(C) Experimental
(D) In the public domain
(E) None of the above
ANSWER: (A)
2. Input, output and processing devices
grouped together represent a/an
(A) Mobile device
(B) Information processing cycle
(C) Circuit boards
(D) Computer system
(E) None of the above
ANSWER: (D)
3. The term gigabyte refers to
(A) 1024 bytes
(B) 1024 kilobytes
(C) 1024 megabytes
(D) 1024 gigabytes
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (C)
4. Off-line operation is the operation of
devices without the control of
(A) Memory
(B) CPU
(C) ALU
(D) Control unit
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (B)
5. Name the first general purpose
electronic computer
(A) ADVAC
(B) ADSAC
(C) UNIVAC
(D) EDVAC
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (C)
6. Which of the following statement is
wrong?
(A) Windows XP is an operating
system
(B) Linux is owned and sold by
Microsoft
(C) Photoshop is a graphical design
tool by Adobe
(D) Linux is free and open source
software
(E) None of the above
ANSWER: (B)
7. A software used to convert source
program instructions to object
instruction is known as
(A) Compiler
(B) Assembler
(C) Interpreter
(D) Language processor
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (D)
8. The term Operating System means
(A) A set of programs which control
computer working
(B) The way a user operates the
computer system
(C) Conversion of high level
language to machine language
(D) The way computer operator
works
(E) None of the above
ANSWER: (A)
9. What digits are representative of all
binary Numbers?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) Both a and b
(D) 3
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (C)
10. The is the box that houses the
most Important parts of a computer
system.
(A) Software
(B) Hardware
(C) Input device
(D) System unit
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (D)
11. The physical arrangement of
elements on a page is referred to as a
documents
(A) Features
(B) Format
(C) Pagination
(D) Grid
(D) None of these
ANSWER: (B)
12. All of the following are examples of
real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
(A) Hackers
(B) Spam
(C) Viruses
(D) Identity theft
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (B)
13. The ability to recover and read
deleted or damaged files from a
Criminals computer is an example of a
law enforcement specialty called
(A) Robotics
(B) Simulation
(C) Computer forensics
(D) Animation
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (C)
14. This tags, when placed on an
animal, can be used to record and
track in a database all of the
Animals movements
(A) POS C
(B) RFID
(C) PPS
(D) GPS
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (B)
15. Which of the following is not as
language for computer programming?
(A) WINDOWS
(B) PASCAL
(C) BASIC
(D) COBOL
(E) All of these
ANSWER: (A)
16. Computers use which language to
process data?
(A) Processing
(B) Kilobyte
(C) Binary
(D) Representational
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (C)
17. It is the science that attempts to
produce machines that display the
same type of Intelligence that humans
do
(A) Nano science
(B) Nanotechnology
(C) Simulation
(D) Artificial intelligence (AI)
(E) None of the above
ANSWER: (D)
18. The name for the way that
computers manipulate data into
information is Called
(A) Programming
(B) Processing
(C) Storing
(D) Organizing
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (B)
19.Computers gather data, which
means that they allow users to
(A) Present data
(B) input data
(C) Output data
(D) Store data
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (B)
20. Which type of data has been
organized or presented in a meaningful
fashion?
(A) A process
(B) Software
(C) Storage
(D) Information
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (D)
21. After a picture has been taken with
a digital camera and processed
appropriately, the actual print of the
picture is considered -
(A) Data
(B) Output
(C) Input
(D) The process
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (B)
22. Computers process data into
information by working exclusively with
(A) Multimedia
(B) Words
(C) Characters
(D) Numbers
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (D)
23. The term bit is short for
(A) Megabyte
(B) Binary language
(C) Binary digit
(D) Binary number
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (C)
24. In the binary language each letter
of the alphabet, each number and
each special character is made up of
a unique combination of
(A) eight bytes
(B) eight kilobytes
(C) Eight characters
(D) eight bits
(E) None of these
ANSWER: (D)
25. These terminals (formerly known as
cash Registers) are often connected to
complex inventory and sales computer
systems
(A) Data
(B) Point-of-sale (POS)
(C) Sales
(D) Query
(E) None of the above
ANSWER: (B)